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...he might be an &##hole

I think you don't get what we are trying to say. Being an "&##hole" is grounds for a removal. We have absolutely no problem with people voicing their opinions. But we ask that they do so in a respectful manner. We've argued P2P vs Server to hell and back while maintaining a basic level of civility and mutual respect.

Furthermore, I don't know if you're a member of any other forums. Disrespecting moderators and administrators is typically against forum conduct. Bert was not out of line. 15 other users found his posts to be disruptive and disrespectful.

You say it should be up to the Admin, the Admin decided to ban him. I mean it really is saying something if the users and the administrator agree that a user needs to be banned.